Category : 8000ers

No-Season Update: Cleaning Everest, Training Indoors

Angela Benavides

25/03/2020

Nepal Mountaineering Association's President Santa Bir Lama has urged the country's government to turn the present crisis into an opportunit...

Trekking Etiquette, a Virus Victim and Chinese on Everest

Angela Benavides

18/03/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya

While much of the world is in lockdown, Peter Hamor and Michal Sabovčík -- who entered Nepal when it was still open -- are currentl...

Himalaya: Climbers, Sherpas Grapple With Closure

Angela Benavides

14/03/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Those are the five stages of grief, according to Elizabeth Kübler-Ross. And most Himal...

Nepal Closes All Mountains, Including Everest

Jerry Kobalenko

12/03/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya

Nepal has joined China in suspending all Himalayan climbing expeditions in response to the coronavirus threat, according to the Kathmandu Po...

China Closes North Side of Everest, and More on Coronavirus

Angela Benavides

11/03/2020

8000ers Everest

Barely two weeks before the spring Himalayan season begins, Nepal has increased restrictions to visas granted at Kathmandu airport. Traveler...

Denis Urubko’s Bitter Farewell

Angela Benavides

04/03/2020

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Denis Urubko was supposed to have had his grand finale on winter Broad Peak...and who knows, maybe K2. On the first summit try, his partner ...

Nepal Restricts Visitors From Coronavirus Hotspots

Angela Benavides

02/03/2020

8000ers Adventure Travel Everest Himalaya

Moving to restrict the spread of COVID-19 within its borders, Nepal has temporarily suspended visas on arrival for Chinese, Iranian, Italian...

Winter Everest Ends with Close Calls, No Summits

Angela Benavides

28/02/2020

8000ers Winter 8000ers

Josh Kobush returned to Everest Base Camp today, after reaching approximately 7,300m on the West Ridge. Unwinding with some of Alex Txikon's...

Breaking: Broad Peak Push aborted

Angela Benavides

01/02/2020

8000ers Karakorum Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

Denis Urubko and his two teammates have retreated on Broad Peak after reaching 7,650m. "No ropes and a lot of crevasses," Urubko wrote durin...

Winter 8,000m Update: Urubko and Bowie Push Up Broad Peak

Angela Benavides

28/01/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya K2 Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

Don Bowie has just posted a picture where, for a change, he smiles on a sunny Broad Peak slope -- without gloves! But why so happy? "Because...

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